Manantiales
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silvestre Ramone took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, ZELDA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Baumar came free, but Amancio Berbiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victorio Burutzagi came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by ZELDA FC's Silvestre Ramone. But to his dismay, Silvestre Ramone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Francisco Admon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Victorio Burutzagi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo Francho in the 16th minute of the match. After some careless play in the ZELDA FC defense, Francisco Admon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amancio Berbiz. The ZELDA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amancio Berbiz should have stopped the shot. Victorio Burutzagi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Ramone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Admon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amancio Berbiz having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Manantiales's zone, Silvestre Ramone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victorio Burutzagi came out of the goal and Silvestre Ramone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisco Admon might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amancio Berbiz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francisco Admon ran back to his position shaking his head. Francisco Admon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Manantiales booed when ZELDA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saturnino Lander didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Lorenzo Baumar recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Amancio Berbiz. Lorenzo Baumar showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. ZELDA FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mariano Claude in the 48th minute. The corner ended in Mariano Claude almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Manantiales's Victorio Burutzagi did a great save.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lorenzo Baumar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Lorenzo Baumar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amancio Berbiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Manantiales's Lorenzo Baumar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amancio Berbiz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Isaac Johans charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaac Johans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Isaac Johans hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. ZELDA FC's Amancio Berbiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorenzo Baumar in the 57th minute of play. When Silvestre Ramone came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the ZELDA FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Silvestre Ramone couldn't finish the play. Abelardo Francho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Victorio Burutzagi made a huge save. Francisco Admon took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amancio Berbiz. Amancio Berbiz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Amancio Berbiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Admon, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Amancio Berbiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Baumar, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Abelardo Francho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Victorio Burutzagi made a huge save. Timoteo Jaunzuria's late challenge caught a ZELDA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Timoteo Jaunzuria helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th minute, Timoteo Jaunzuria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 92 minutes, Lorenzo Baumar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manantiales's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lorenzo Baumar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, ZELDA FC's Melquiades Osoitz got a free kick in the 96th minute. Amancio Berbiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lorenzo Baumar's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the ZELDA FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Manantiales.
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